Mechanics of Granular Media

This monograph covers phenomena of deformation and machining of granular media: macroscopic particles of different size, shape, and surface properties which typically exhibit behavior similar to fluids, as well as the behavior of solids under deformation. The book analyses the behavior of granular media in soils, rocks and stones, metals and various synthetic materials, presenting a theoretical description, applications and understanding of basic phenomena in granular matter.This monograph provides a broad coverage of phenomena of deformation and machining of granular media. Granular matter consists of macroscopic particles of different size, shape, and surface properties leading to a typical behavior which is on the one hand side similar to fluids since they take the form of their repository and on the other side they show the behavior of solids under deformation. This book analyses this typical behavior of granular media for soils, rocks and stones, metals and various synthetic materials. It presents a theoretical description, applications and the understanding of the basic phenomena in granular matter. Various Mixing and intriguing Pattern Formation Processes in Granular Materials are presented by means of illustrative and original experiments and a concise theory.